Beginner couponing for Canada and Stock piling

I know couponing in Canada is very different then couponing in the USA. There was a show on TLC called extreme couponing but to me it was WAY over the top.

I have a stock pile so I don't have to run to the store for every little thing when I need it. I only have things in my stock pile that my family will use. I do not stock pile items we won't use. It makes no sense to buy an item because it is really cheap or even free if I will never use it. It is wasteful of my resources and since we are a family of limited resources I choose not to waste them.

Now for creating a stock pile...you only want to buy things when they are on sale or at a really good price. Sales typical cycle on a 3 month rotation or so I have found. As you get couponing you will realize how the cycle works even more. To get the best benefit you want to shop for items when they are sale and try to get enough of them until the next cycle they come on sale.

I also want to stress how important it is to always rotate your stock pile so that the items at the front are the ones that will expire first so it is those that you are grabbing to use first. This will help avoid you tossing out items that have expired. Keep the newer items at the back and keep rotating them forward as you buy more. (hope this makes sense)

As a do stock pile or create it I always think of how much my family will use in a 6 month period and have that on hand and usually not any more than that. This really helped my family when my husband lost his job a few years ago we were able to live off of our stock pile for a long time. Saving our resources for other things needed in our home. (like our mortgage, bills, etc.)

Coffee, gourmetBeans: 3 weeks in paper bag, longer in vacuum-seal bag (after this time, color or flavor may be affected, but product is still generally safe to consume)Ground: 1 week in sealed container

Juice, bottled (apple or cranberry)Unopened: 8 months from production dateOpened: 7 to 10 days

KetchupUnopened: 1 year (after this time, color or flavor may be affected, but product is still generally safe to consume)Opened or used: 4 to 6 months (after this time, color or flavor may be affected, but product is still generally safe to consume)